This paper investigates the characteristics of Canadian manufacturing plants that are related to the use of advanced … technologies. The data used are taken from the 1989 Survey of Manufacturing Technology and are linked to administrative data taken …

This paper investigates the dynamics of job reallocation in the manufacturing sector of Canada. It does so by examining …

than large firms. The paper examines the evidence indicating that smaller producers in the manufacturing sector pay lower … of job creation over the 1970s and 1980s in the Canadian manufacturing sector. The second section of the paper changes …

The 1980s and 1990s have seen a rising share of skilled labor in total employment in the manufacturing sector of Canada … composition of employment in manufacturing. The paper describes the composition of employment in manufacturing. It focuses on the … direction and magnitude of shifts in the proportion of nonproduction workers employed within manufacturing and across sectors …

entire Canadian economy and the manufacturing sector, the growth rate of (net) employment decreases monotonically as the size …

The paper examines how Canadian manufacturing plants have responded to reductions in tariff barriers between Canada and … was a significant factor behind the strong export growth of the Canadian manufacturing sector. As trade barriers fell …

and the skill level of workers. It does so by first reporting on the opinions of managers of Canadian manufacturing … Canada surveys that explore advanced technology use by Canadian manufacturing plants. Advanced technology adoption has been … establishments, who indicate that technology use leads to skill increases. Second, this paper examines the relationship between a …